Palestinian Authority

Hamas announces intention to run in PA elections

Terror group Hamas announces plans to participate in upcoming PA legislative elections, opposing pre-conditions and aiming to challenge Fatah's political control.

Erdogan claims:

'Israel trying to erase Palestinian issue'

Turkish President Erdogan meets PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, accusing Israel of exploiting regional turmoil and pledging support for Palestinian statehood.

Attacks Israel and FIFA

Inciter Jibril Rajoub resumes PA soccer league

PA soccer chief Jibril Rajoub announces the September return of Palestinian Arab soccer leagues while demanding FIFA penalize and isolate Israeli teams.

Graft allegations

Lebanon detains former PA envoy ahead of extradition

Lebanese authorities arrest former Palestinian Authority envoy Ashraf Dabbour ahead of his extradition to the PA on corruption charges, which he denies.

SCOTUS rejects PA attempt to block $656 million terror judgment

US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor rejects a PA request to freeze a $656 million judgment awarded to American victims of Palestinian Arab terror attacks.

Not just in prison

PA funding and the road to the October 7 Massacre

A new study states that the PA paid huge sums to terrorists released from Israeli prison, including senior Hamas planners of the October 7 massacre. Attorney Maurice Hirsch explains.

Brig. Gen. Erez Winner:

'The next October 7th will be worse'

Brig. Gen. (res.) Winner analyzes the factors driving the escalating wave of terrorism in Judea and Samaria and warns that the country's greatest threat lies not in Lebanon, Gaza, or Iran.

Arab Telegram channels call to prepare for clashes with Israelis

Messages circulating on Palestinian Arab Telegram channels have called on residents of Shechem and surrounding villages to prepare for potential confrontations with Israelis and IDF operations following recent terrorist attacks in the area.

'Rewriting history'

Israel blasts UNESCO over Samaria town heritage listing

Israel condemns UNESCO for designating biblical Sebastia as an endangered "Palestinian World Heritage Site": No one can erase the people of Israel’s ancient roots in our ancestral homeland.

Havat Gilad fire suspects released

Two PA policemen arrested over the Havat Gilad fire were released as investigators continued searching for the person who discarded the cigarette that is thought to have started the blaze.

Exclusive:

Illegal Waqf school operates in Jerusalem

During a surprise tour of the Muslim Quarter, MK Tzvi Succot uncovered an illegal Waqf school operating in Jerusalem that teaches Palestinian Authority curriculum materials. "This will be ended," he said.

IDF General’s Stark Warning:

Put Victory First - or Risk Another October 7

Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner says IDF troops demonstrate courage and commitment, but leadership must strengthen its guiding values, adopt a decisive approach to victory, and address long-term security threats.

PA seeks UNESCO action against Israeli control of heritage sites

PA initiates a UNESCO campaign targeting Israeli heritage governance in Judea and Samaria, specifically aiming at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Watch: Border Police rescue Jewish man from Arab village

Border Police rescue Jewish man from Givat Ze'ev after Google Maps directs him to drive through Arab village.

'The danger is real'

New study warns: PA could carry out worse massacre than October 7

Lt. Col. (res.) Adv. Maurice Hirsch publishes new study showing Palestinian Authority security forces number over twice the size permitted under Oslo Accords, train for combat against Israel.

First time since 2006

Abbas calls for PA election on November 28

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November 28, marking the first parliamentary vote since 2006.

Israel obligated to act against destruction of antiquities

legal opinion for Shomrim Al Hanetzach says Palestinian Authority violations of the Oslo Accords allow Israel to intervene to prevent the destruction of heritage sites in Areas A and B and urges the government to act immediately.

Lost in Translation: What Mohsen Mahdawi is really saying

How a man whose own Arabic-language statements place him within a wider resistance movement that includes armed factions continues to be presented primarily as an innocent victim of political persecution. Exposé.

Drama: Suspected kidnapping ends in miracle

IDF forces rush to village following reports of vehicle attacked and concerns for passengers' lives.

Palestinian Authority condemns settlement plan

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the plan whereby settlement bodies are preparing to man some 100 strategic points within Area A.

Uniformed soldier rescued from Arab village

IDF soldier found handcuffed in Tarqumiya, is rescued by police forces.

First Time Since Oslo:

Knesset to hold thorough review of PA violations

The Knesset will hold next week a comprehensive discussion on violations of the Oslo Accords over the years. Briefings will be presented on security, the economy, smuggling, holy sites, and antiquities.

The Haredi Draft Crisis Is only part of the story

The battles over the draft, national identity, Judea and Samaria, against terrorism, and against international pressure are all part of the struggle over whether the Jewish people will continue embracing their national revival or retreat from it. Opinion.

PA livid after Smotrich's declaration: A violation of agreements

Palestinian Authority issues fierce condemnation following Smotrich's announcement regarding the transfer of planning and zoning authorities in Hebron to Israeli jurisdiction.

FIFA wants Israel to face Palestinian Arab team in opening match

According to a report, FIFA hopes Israel and the Palestinian Arab Under-15 teams will open its inaugural youth football festival in the US.

Dozens of trucks seized in anti-pollution campaign

Civil Administration foils smuggling of 110 tons of waste in Judea and Samaria; trucks confiscated to prevent illegal dumping and burning.

Abbas's message

'We'll continue to demand the right of return'

The chairman of the Palestinian Authority calls for the continuation of “peaceful popular resistance" and full commitment to realizing the right of return of refugees to Israeli territory.

IDF investigating

PA claims IDF shot 7-month-old baby

The IDF says it is probing an incident in Hebron where soldiers shot at a vehicle. PA health bureau claims the soldiers killed a baby and wounded his parents.

Upon release from PA prison

IDF arrests Ido Zoldan's murderer

Security forces arrested a terrorist in Qalqilya, a Palestinian Authority policeman who was involved in the attack in which Ido Zoldan was murdered in 2007 in Samaria.

Smotrich declares:

Illegal Arab outpost Khan al-Ahmar to be evacuated

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to evict Khan al-Ahmar while condemning possible ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.

IDF reveals:

Why the Palestinian Authority wants elections in Israel

Key Knesset committee holds discussion on Palestinian Authority, potential escalations; IDF Intelligence Directorate representative says Palestinian Authority wants Israeli elections.

Trump's Gaza plan to be funded by PA tax monies?

US reportedly weighing request for Israel to transfer withheld Palestinian Authority tax funds to President Trump’s 'Peace Council,' Reuters says.

Abbas advisor:

Hamas seeks to rule Gaza 'even over the skulls of children'

PA advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash slams Hamas for ruling "over the skulls of children" in Gaza.

New bill aims to completely cancel Oslo Accords

Otzma Yehudit bill seeks to cancel Oslo Accords and related agreements which led to decades of terrorism, undermined Israel’s security and sovereignty.

PA policeman & ISIS operative who planned attacks arrested

Undercover Border Police forces operating in Judea and Samaria arrested three wanted suspects this week who were allegedly planning imminent terrorist attacks.

Exposed: Palestinian Authority officials encourage terror attacks

New Yesha Council report warns newly elected Palestinian Authority officials have praised terrorists, promoted incitement against Israel and the West.

Smotrich, tobacco taxation and the Palestinian black market

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is expected to soon approve a new order to tax smoking products that will impose an excise tax of NIS 350 per kilogram on tobacco substitutes, alongside a 4% customs duty.

In front of Israel's shut eyes

The Palestinian Authority military

Explosive report warns PA forces operate as a trained army, with fighters drilled abroad in advanced warfare for potential large-scale attacks.

Health Committee:

Poisoning negligence in vegetables from the PA

A heated Health Committee debate revealed that Israeli distributors supplied contaminated Palestinian Authority produce to shops despite a Health Ministry ban.

Hamas to allow Fatah to hold conference in Gaza

Fatah political party prepares to hold once-a-decade conference in Gaza, with parallel conferences in Ramallah, Lebanon, and Egypt.

Israel withholds PA tax funds, citing terror payments

Hundreds of millions in revenues deducted or frozen as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich enforces requirement for Palestinian Authority to pay its own debts.

Local elections in the Palestinian Authority

321 lists competed in the elections, including within Gaza. PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas hailed the event as 'an exercise in democracy.'

Israeli flags to be flown on Temple Mount - despite threats

Temple Mount groups urge Independence Day visits with Israeli flags, while the Palestinian Authority warns of escalation over the planned move.

PA extradites suspect in 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack

The Palestinian Authority extradites Hicham Harb, a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly 1982 attack on the Jo Goldenberg Jewish restaurant in Paris.

Demonstrations supporting terrorists in the Palestinian Authority

While thousands of terrorists are being held in Israeli prisons, including those who planned and carried out the October 7 massacre, the Palestinian Authority marked “Prisoner’s Day" today.

Sharp criticism

British general meets Palestinian Arab terror supporter

Senior British Ministry of Defense official briefed by the Governor of Ramallah, who is regularly documented participating in support meetings with terrorists who murdered Jews.

Why do we succeed against enemies abroad but struggle at home?

We cannot defeat an enemy we refuse to name and whose ideology we are afraid to confront. It's time to define the Arabs of Judea and Samaria, whose children are taught to kill Jews in school, as part of the enemy. Opinion.

22 Years Later:

US ruling against Palestinian Authority restored

The U.S. federal appeals court reinstated the 2015 judgment ordering the Palestinian Authority and the PLO to pay $655.5 million to victims of terrorism.

Four Israelis rescued from Jericho

Three Israeli women in their 20s and a toddler enter Palestinian Authority-controlled Jericho for holiday vacation, are rescued by security forces.

Top PA official:

'Expel Israel from all international soccer institutions'

Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Authority soccer association, calls at a press conference for Israel to be expelled from all international soccer bodies.

Waqf fuming over Ben Gvir's decision

Muslim Waqf protests decision to shutter institution functioning as branch of the Palestinian Authority, turns to legal channels.

Severe warning:

Palestinian Authority is preparing a Trojan Horse for Israel

Palestinian Authority possesses an armed force three times larger than that agreed upon in the Oslo Accords, elite units, and offensive weapons. 'No one can say they were not warned,' says MK Avigdor Liberman.

Unusual discovery in Bnei Brak parking lot

Underground parking lot in Bnei Brak leads to discovery of unusual quantity of eggs from the Palestinian Authority - some without stamps and some with counterfeit stamps.

'Secret base’ on the Temple Mount sparks Palestinian anger

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel sparked a viral stir with an AI-generated image of fighter jets over the Temple Mount, drawing over 100,000 views and sharp criticism from the Palestinian Authority.

COGAT takes aim at Palestinian Authority's toxic vegetables

COGAT orders additional testing for Palestinian Authority agricultural products, following toxic results.

Subsidizing Slaughter:

Why the PA is the greatest obstacle to regional peace

Western funds intended for civic institution-building are actively being manipulated to sustain a massive, hidden infrastructure that financially rewards past and present terror attacks. Op-ed.

PA sent half a billion shekels to terrorists in 2025

The Palestinian Authority transferred hundreds of millions of shekels to terrorists over the past year, including "special grants" to those released in the recent hostage deals.

PA envoy drops UN presidency bid, Israel applauds decision

PA envoy Riyad Mansour withdraws bid for UN President after diplomatic pressure. Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon hails the move: The PA should focus on stopping incitement.

Over terror ties

Germany’s CDU calls for end to UNRWA funding

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany calls for an end to financial support for UNRWA, demanding stricter monitoring of aid to the Palestinian Authority and an immediate halt to donations.

'You're being poisoned':

Knesset comm. warns of toxic Palestinian produce entering Israel

Knesset Health Committee finds many Palestinian Authority agricultural products entering Israel contaminated with banned pesticides linked to cancer, Parkinson’s, damage to liver and kidneys, and developmental harm in children.